"That girl Ono is shy and is hiding in her room, refusing to come out!"

Mr. Zhou chuckled and said, "Young master, why don't you go in and talk to her? You're going to get married sooner or later anyway, so why not get to know each other a little better first!"

The best course of action is to make it a fait accompli and ensure that this eligible bachelor won't get away!

Thinking of Zhou Xiaoye's personality, Li Weidong shook his head: "No need, I'm afraid she'll feel uncomfortable."

Since he didn't go, Zhou's father didn't say anything, but simply told Zhou Jun to pour some tea.

Then, the matchmaker, Third Aunt, began to play her role.

First, they went through the formalities of praising both parties, and then they took out an old almanac to start choosing a date.

Li Xiaoli sat next to Li Weidong, looking bored: "Why do we have to choose a date just to get engaged?"

"Of course!"

Auntie San laughed and said, "You've chosen a good date, so the young couple will have a prosperous life together! When you're looking for someone to marry, Auntie San will make sure to pick the best date for you!"

Li Xiaoli blushed deeply and stamped her foot, saying, "I'm going to talk to Xiao Ye!"

He then walked toward the storeroom.

Just then, Zhou's mother brought over some sweet egg soup and quickly said, "I was wrong, I was wrong. Xiao Ye has moved to the front room now!"

Li Weidong was somewhat surprised, then laughed.

Before this, Zhou Xiaoye didn't even have his own room and could only live in the storage room. Now, however, he has moved directly to the best room in the entire Zhou family, which is a great thing.

The two families enjoyed sweet egg soup, and with Auntie San acting as a professional matchmaker, they quickly chose a date for the engagement.

"Next Monday will be the best day."

Third Aunt pointed to the almanac and said, "Let's go to that day. I'll go back and ask the spirits to choose an auspicious time. Once it's confirmed, I'll send a message over."

Zhao Xiulian naturally had no objections.

Anyway, for her, getting engaged doesn't mean she can bring her wife home and have a grandchild, so it doesn't matter when the engagement takes place.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhou exchanged a glance and beamed with joy: "This is a good day!"

The closer they are to each other and the sooner things are settled, the more at ease they will feel.

There's no escaping this golden bachelor!

The Zhou family looked at Li Weidong as if he were a hot commodity.

Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Li Weidong stood up and said, "Now that we've chosen a date, let's head back!"

Then he called out again, "Lili, time to go home!"

Li Xiaoli's voice came out: "You and Mom go back first. I'll play with Xiaoye for a while, and I'll go back by myself later!"

Zhao Xiulian laughed and scolded, "You silly girl, I think we should just take her home and raise her!"

Li Xiaoli readily agreed: "I have no objection!"

Zhou Xiaoye, sitting next to her, blushed and pinched her hard, which provoked Li Xiaoli to retaliate.

The laughter coming from the room made everyone laugh.

Li Weidong breathed a sigh of relief.

He wanted Zhou Xiaoye to be happy more than anyone else, and hearing her laughter made him happy too.

Everything is moving in a positive direction, that's great!

...

News of Li Weidong's engagement to Zhou Xiaoye spread quickly.

Many people envied the Zhou family for getting married into this family.

Liu Xiaohong, on the other hand, was preoccupied with figuring out how to win over Li Weidong and was completely unaware of this matter.

Until Zhang Yan came to the door.

"You still have the mind to read a book?!"

Zhang Yan snatched the book from her hand and said irritably, "Something terrible has happened!"

"What's up?"

Liu Xiaohong looked completely bewildered, then picked up the book again, treating it like a precious treasure: "Why did you throw my book away? I borrowed this from the city; it teaches a lot of techniques for pursuing boys!"

Zhang Yan was furious: "Still chasing after boys? Li Weidong is already engaged, what good is it for you to do anything!"

"What?!"

The book in Liu Xiaohong's hand fell to the ground once again.

She didn't care about anything else and grabbed Zhang Yan: "Who are you saying is engaged?"

"Li Weidong? Who else could it be!"

Zhang Yan pursed her lips and said, "This matter has already spread far and wide. People from all around are envious of the Zhou family for being able to marry into this family!"

Then she added with a touch of emotion, "Actually, I'm quite envious. Li Weidong is handsome and capable. Marrying him would be like a mouse falling into a rice jar—it would be wonderful!"

Liu Xiaohong's face changed, and she was so angry that her body trembled.

Zhang Yan then realized something was wrong and quickly said, "Xiao Hong, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

After being comforted, Liu Xiaohong calmed down and jumped up to run outside.

Zhang Yan quickly chased after him: "Where are you going?"

"Call up!"

Liu Xiaohong strode towards the village store, rushed in, paid the money, and immediately dialed Li Weidong's number.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

Li Weidong's gentle voice came through: "Hello, who is this?"

Upon hearing this voice, Liu Xiaohong immediately felt aggrieved, and her eyes reddened.

But then he angrily said, "Li Weidong, you're playing me!"

Li Weidong recognized her voice: "Liu Xiaohong? What did I do to you?"

"You secretly got engaged behind my back!"

Liu Xiaohong was furious: "You clearly said you wanted to date me, how could you get engaged to someone else? What am I then?"

Li Weidong immediately laughed: "Dating you? When did I ever say that?"

Liu Xiaohong opened her mouth to retort, but suddenly froze.

Thinking about it carefully, Li Weidong doesn't seem to have said anything like that...

During this period of time, although the two had a lot of contact, it was always her who was clinging to Li Weidong.

Although Li Weidong never refused, he also never made any promises!

This whole thing was just one person's enthusiasm going in vain from beginning to end...

Liu Xiaohong froze completely.

Liu Weidong chuckled: "I never said that, right? So, what does my engagement have to do with you?"

Snap!

The call ended.

Liu Xiaohong slid to the ground, utterly distraught.

Zhang Yan quickly grabbed her: "Xiao Hong, don't scare me!"

"Why...why did he treat me like this!"

When Liu Xiaohong got home, she smashed two cups, feeling both sad and angry, but mostly resentful.

She was the one who set her sights on the man first, so why did someone else snatch him away?!

Zhang Yan poured a glass of water and comforted her, "Don't rush! They say it's an engagement, but I heard from my mother that they've only set a date, it's not time for the engagement yet!"

"As long as you're not engaged, you still have a chance, right?"

After saying that, he added, "Besides, even if they're really engaged, who says you can't steal them?"

"Let me tell you, I've already inquired. Zhou Xiaoye is only sixteen years old this year, not old enough to get a marriage certificate yet!"

Liu Xiaohong suddenly looked up: "You mean..."

"As long as they haven't registered their marriage, you still have a chance to steal them away!"

Zhang Yan patted her on the shoulder: "Xiao Hong, don't forget, you're a famous beauty in our surrounding area!"

"Cheer up!"